| In my opinion Europe will not experience another all-embracing regional conflict. Two world wars and extensive contacts have taken away my expectations of this possibility.
There can be groups that glorify the possibility of honor through battle, expanding borders and all that crap, but they'll never get the silent majority needed to prepare for war.
Furthermore, I reckon that Poland has much more to gain via the EU then by a war. All know that the starter of such a conflict will be the pariah of the continent and the looked for prosperity will be further away then ever.
I think that quoting Von Clausewitz in like quoting Malthus when discussing demopgraphy. His theories were right when formulated, but lost it profetic power due to developments he could not forsee. The information age prevents the masses from being mislead in such a way, that they are prepared to go to war and maybe even die. |